It is counterintuitive to use chemical weapons to create a death toll that you could potentially reach by using conventional weapons. These allegations are ludicrous ... All the claims relating to the use of chemical weapons is an extension of the continuous American and western fabrication of the actual situation in Syria. Its sole aim is to justify their policies to their public opinion and use the claim as a pretext for more military intervention and bloodshed in Syria.

Assad also warned of increased terrorism in Europe if the west supplied arms to Syrian rebels.